A Cultural Breakthrough | PVLF 2025
PVLF 2025 was more than a literature festival - it was a celebration of resilience, creativity and community.
This edition's theme, "Creating Resilience Through Storytelling," invited authors, students, publishers, and readers to investigate how literature helps us heal, grow, and connect in challenging times.
The festival happened in two parts:
a 5-day online literature experience, culminating in a 2-day on-the-ground event at Sunder Nursery,
New Delhi - one of the most peaceful cultural locations in the city.
Together, they created a hybrid festival that was not merely easy access, it was emotionally powerful, artistically vibrant, and deeply human.
| Highlights of event: | |
|---|---|
| Format | 5 days online + 2 days on the ground at Sunder Nursery, Delhi |
| Theme | Creating Resilience Through Storytelling |
| Event Programing | Live performances by students from some of the foremost schools & colleges. |
We integrated theatre, music, and storytelling with author sessions. Digital Engagement: 5 days of curated online sessions, interviews and workshops. PVLF 2025 was not just a festival - it was an emotional, cultural, and intellectual recharge.
PVLF Excellence Awards 2025:
With upwards of 400,000 public votes - this edition was the highest ever participation in the PVLF Awards and it demonstrated the trust and excitement of the Indian reading community.
Author Excellence Awards
17 categories
Speakers, Sessions & Performances:
PVLF 2025 itself was a combination of compelling sessions, performance art, and community engagement.
Some of the authors and featured speakers were:
Sudipta Bhawmik, Dr. Aruna Kalra, Megha Ahuja, Indrani Mukerjea, Rajyogi Nikunj, Dr. Rachna Chhachhi, and others — exploring themes of resilience, identity, childhood, and healing through literature.
At the same time, the on-ground days demonstrated:
It was a whole literary experience — that was full of joy, depth, creativity, and community.
The Legacy of PVLF 2025:
PVLF 2025 was a moment for reflection and reconnection.
It not only reminded us how literature is more than just books — it also reminded us how literature is about people, presence, and perspective.
With 5 days of immersive, digital storytelling and 2 days of living and breathing culture at Sunder Nursery, it was clear this edition of PVLF was proof festivals could be beautiful, healing, and human — all at the same time.
PVLF 2025 was a breakthrough moment in feeling.
And what of PVLF 2026? That is clearly going to be a breakthrough in everything.
